08.09.2015 - 10:30 [ Business Line ]

No compromise on right to privacy

Digital freedom had a big win earlier this year, with the Supreme Court striking down the draconian and unconstitutional section 66A of the IT Act, in response to a PIL that I filed in January 2013. Currently, India does not have a specific legislation on privacy and data protection. The right to privacy is only recognised by Indian courts in bits and parts, as traditionally contained in common law and criminal law.